Pepe Soriano
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Pepe Soriano
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José Pepe Soriano and friends, 1980.
Pepe Soriano (born José Carlos Soriano, on September 25, 1929) is a prominent Argentine actor andplaywright.
[edit]Life and work
Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires Law School, he entered one of the university's numeroustheatre groups and, leaving law school to devote himself to the theatre, he produced his first work, El chaleco encantado ("The Enchanted Sweater") in 1950, among four other works he completed andstaged while in school. Soriano debuted professionally in a production of A Midsummernight's Dream at the renowned Colón Theatre, in 1953.
Debuting in television in 1954, Soriano soon starred in leadingroles in Argentine premieres of Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man Marcel Achard's Voulez-vous jouer avec moi? ("Would You Like to Play with Me?"), Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! and Carlos Gorostiza'sadaptation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashomon. These performances earned Soriano the "Martin Fierro" and "Cóndor del Plata" Prizes in 1964, two of the most coveted in Argentine entertainment. Havingaccepted occasional supporting roles in Argentine cinema, he was cast as the lead in Juan José Jusid's production of Roberto Cossa's tragedy, Tute Cabrero (1968) and in Raúl de la Torre's characterstudy, Juan Lamaglia y Sra. ("Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lamaglia," 1970).
Opposite Julia von Grolman in Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lamaglia (1970).
Soriano appeared in a number historical dramas during the turbulent1970s. Given the title role in David Viñas' play, Lisandro (1971), he received plaudits for his portrayal of Senator Lisandro de la Torre, a fiery muck-raker remembered for his opposition to theexcessive influence landowners exercised over government in the 1930s. Following a return to democracy in 1973, Soriano was cast as Schultz in Osvaldo Bayer's La Patagonia rebelde ("Rebellion in...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Pepe Soriano and friends, 1980.
Pepe Soriano (born José Carlos Soriano, on September 25, 1929) is a prominent Argentine actor andplaywright.
[edit]Life and work
Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires Law School, he entered one of the university's numeroustheatre groups and, leaving law school to devote himself to the theatre, he produced his first work, El chaleco encantado ("The Enchanted Sweater") in 1950, among four other works he completed andstaged while in school. Soriano debuted professionally in a production of A Midsummernight's Dream at the renowned Colón Theatre, in 1953.
Debuting in television in 1954, Soriano soon starred in leadingroles in Argentine premieres of Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man Marcel Achard's Voulez-vous jouer avec moi? ("Would You Like to Play with Me?"), Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! and Carlos Gorostiza'sadaptation of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashomon. These performances earned Soriano the "Martin Fierro" and "Cóndor del Plata" Prizes in 1964, two of the most coveted in Argentine entertainment. Havingaccepted occasional supporting roles in Argentine cinema, he was cast as the lead in Juan José Jusid's production of Roberto Cossa's tragedy, Tute Cabrero (1968) and in Raúl de la Torre's characterstudy, Juan Lamaglia y Sra. ("Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lamaglia," 1970).
Opposite Julia von Grolman in Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lamaglia (1970).
Soriano appeared in a number historical dramas during the turbulent1970s. Given the title role in David Viñas' play, Lisandro (1971), he received plaudits for his portrayal of Senator Lisandro de la Torre, a fiery muck-raker remembered for his opposition to theexcessive influence landowners exercised over government in the 1930s. Following a return to democracy in 1973, Soriano was cast as Schultz in Osvaldo Bayer's La Patagonia rebelde ("Rebellion in...
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